B.Shaw don't take no mess!
But after Tuesday night's defense-free loss to Portland, the Threepeat member-turned-assistant coach did take time out to let the Laker players know how poor a job they did locking down. In particular, Shaw singled out all four guards' lack of lockdown (and himself for allowing bad habits to manifest). The Shakespearean-style lecture was met with silence from the backcourt players in question, but one figures they understood the message, in particular how the loss failed to capitalize on a simultaneous Hornets defeat. With the Lakers still trailing in New Orleans' rear view, any chance to gain ground can't be wasted. Besides, if the Lakers would like to see Kobe Bryant win a certain trophy (and judging by the organization's formal campaign, they do), any gap that's shrinkable needs to be closed, since the race is widely seen as featuring two front runners. For some, the tie-breaker could be either team's final record, thus piling some importance on tonight's game against the Clippers. But for others, the decision's already been made. A writer that's been tough on Kobe in the past still finds him the worthy call, and in addition to sharing a little about himself, Ira Newble seconds Pau Gasol's vote for The Mamba.
The Suns are getting chesty after last night's win at the Alamo, in part because they're starting to better cement Shaq's role. For his part, Amare just kinda wants to kick Bruce Bowen's buttocks.
Zeke, you've got some 'splaining to do.
Having milked his now-defunct blog ban for all its worth, Mark Cuban has shifted focus to another pie in the sky policy that'll never happen.
As it turns out, the Sonics owners were never that intent on remaining near the Space Needle.
O.J. Mayo is gone, but if you ask Ben Howland, the same isn't necessarily so for Kevin Love and Darren Collison. At least not right this second.
This id for those how have not seen nor heard about this clip:
https://www.kb24.com/news/article/577.html
Clearly its fake and the commercial will never see the light of day here in the states.(to many dunbasses would actually try it themselves) But it still was entertaing. His best since this commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVPJ-1K7HOQ
Posted by: richtown | April 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM
TWOODY:"I keep seeing in your "past honorees" section that I had a Blogger of
the Day to myself. I believe it was when I was pulled away for a small spell and
never got to read it. If you have it still I would be honored to see what you had to say.
If not, still I HUMBLY thank you."
WHAT? TWOODY MISSED HIS DAY NO, NO, NO! I'm sorry but this will not do!
With all due respect PsychedLakerGirl, please allow me to honor one of our
Blog legends TWOODY on Friday on honor you Monday. Twoody II apologize
to you sir for honoring you in your abscence. With your permission I
shall endeavor to do justice to your legendary status tomorrow.
Again my apologies
T-Woody
Posted by: Mamba24 | April 10, 2008 at 11:06 AM
BShaw can talk all he wants but guard penetration has been a problem for 3 years not one game. At some point, its either the coaches cant get the players to execute or the stratedegy is not working.
Which is it?
Posted by: Laker Lover | April 10, 2008 at 11:08 AM
It's nice to hear that someone on the coaching staff expresses the same sense of urgency that the fans feel about taking advantage of a loss by a team you're fighting to get home court advantage against. For the most part, the party line from the team and coach has been that they want home court advantage but don't pay attention to the nba scoreboard and standings since it changes daily. An illustration of this can also be seen with Joel and Stu. Stu actually gets annoyed that Joel would dare report and care that a competitor lost that same evening rather than focusing on the Laker game. Is it old school or something to exude this sense that what everyone else does, doesn't matter? Is it pride?
Posted by: lakers_sth | April 10, 2008 at 11:09 AM
My dream is coming true?!
We're finally focusing on defense for real?
Specifically perimeter defense?
Oh my.
Go Lakers!
Posted by: Faith | April 10, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Today is Faith's birthday, so the Lakers better beat down the lowly Clips! lol.
Go Lakers!
Posted by: Faith | April 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM
"From the owner on down, the organization feels that Kobe has had a season worthy of an MVP award," said Tim Harris, the Lakers' chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business operations. "Sending this out is not something we have historically done, but his performance and leadership warrants it."
Translation- the lakers front office wants to kiss Kobes butt because they know how important the individual award is to him.
Can you imagine having to send this out for KAJ or Magic?
Posted by: Laker Lover | April 10, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Thanks for your help Kam Bros. I'm a Laker die-hard since 1979. Live in Columbus Ohio - been reading this blog daily for many months. I really enjoy reading posts from everyone here, it's alot of fun. Wanted to introduce and say hi to all fellow Laker fans.
Posted by: Purple Heart | April 10, 2008 at 11:19 AM
CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMMENTS ON MY SASHA POST!
I guess everyone agrees..... :-)
Posted by: Jay Jay | April 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM
http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/10770070
Article about Kobe's D
Posted by: Ken | April 10, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Good morning bloggers!
Wow this place is hyped up today!
I hope it carries over these 2 nights.
Tacos & Mbenga! Thank you Clippers for being a warmup team for the weekend!!
Posted by: Lakers Legacy | April 10, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Mamba24,
Please put me ont he Unleash the Beast bandwagon. Thanks,
LakerTruth - knows how to make the Beast purr like a kitty.
Lakerman,
Nice chant, but please don't take that bowl anywhere near Lamar. Thanks.
Posted by: LAKER TRUTH | April 10, 2008 at 11:29 AM
justanothermambafan
No problem. Deservingly so!
Posted by: Charles | April 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM
For those of you that want PJ to go, who do you recommend to take his place? Coach K? B. Scott? Those are good choices, although I dont think they'll come to Lakers anytime soon.
I personally think if PJ leaves, either Kobe will also leave or the team will become a mess with Kobe trying to be player/coach.
Let's face it, it's not easy to coach Kobe, or more generally speaking, it's not easy to coach experienced superstars in nba. Do you think Kobe with 3 rings will listen to a coach with 0 ring? "I'll show you how to win a ring" (that's what KB might say, hehe)
Posted by: moko | April 10, 2008 at 11:39 AM
HMrhed - thanks for noticing that I posted that Kobe/Shaq video a while back.
Truehoop and KB24.com are posting a new "viral video" that purportedly shows Kobe jumping over a moving Aston Martin while Ronny watches. It's a pretty obvious ad for Nike.
On to basketball - Tim Duncan has been shut down by Shaq and Andrew Bynum this year. This does not bode well for the Spurs. Is Timmy injured or something?
Posted by: Amazing_Happens | April 10, 2008 at 11:46 AM
-Great Article: Sad but True. I feel the same about the whole MVP Award. Enjoy!!
Sorry for the long post. But sometimes the link doesn't always work.
Juno
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/080407&sportCat=nba
Why Kobe won't win the MVP
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By Scoop Jackson
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Last week, my partner in crime wrote a column about how uncomfortable she will be when Kobe Bryant receives the 2008 MVP award. Well, no disrespect to Jemele (Ms. Hill to those of us who know her), but Kobe Bryant will not win the MVP this year. And if recent history proves consistent, he might finish behind Alonzo Mourning in the voting.
Kobe Bryant is to the MVP what Ralph Nader is to the presidency.
Truth is Kobe Bryant will never win the MVP of the league. He is hated too much. Hated by those who cast votes. Hated too much by those he plays against. And the two All-Star Game MVPs he's won, well, they don't count in this scenario. Voting Kobe as the best basketball player in the world for a day is one thing, honoring him with that same title for an entire season … in the infamous words of Bobby Brown's ex-wife: "Oh, hell to the No!"
Writers won't honor Kobe like that, not even when in good consciousness they want to or would like to. As one writer said to me when the subject was brought up in conversation, very apropos for an election year, "Kobe's electability quotient is zero." In other words, he's Ralph Nader.
How is hate justified? Easy, by being consistent. Which is why this year will be no different than the past two. Because if we are honest (and this goes to Jemele's point), if we look at what Kobe Bryant has done in the past two seasons without winning the MVP, there should be no way he can win it this year. Which leads us back to the hate: A man averages 35.4 ppg, the eighth-highest average in the history of the league; he gives you 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals; he has 27 games of 40-plus points, has one month where he averages 43.4 ppg, scores 81 in one game and outscores an entire team in another (the 62-point game against Dallas where he sat out the fourth quarter); he is on the all-defensive first team (something not one of the other players in the MVP running is included on); and he leads a CBA-built team to the playoffs. The man has a season that no one is likely to see for another generation and he comes in fourth in the MVP voting that year.
That same man, the very next year, averages 31.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals for the "fedora trick"; he has 10 games of 50-plus points, only the second person in NBA history to do so in a single season (including a four-in-a-row stretch that hadn't been seen in more than 20 years); he makes the all-defensive first team again; and this time he takes a YBA-built squad to the playoffs. In a season that many claim is more "complete" than the season before, the man this time comes in third in the MVP voting.
How bad is it for Kobe? In a 2004-05 season in which Kobe averaged 27.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.0 assists, P.J. Brown -- yes, you read right -- received more MVP votes than he did, and Brown received only one vote. How many games did the Hornets win that year? 18.
(And it's not just the sportswriters. In that never-to-be-seen-again 2005-06 season, the GMs around the league, who have their own MVP voting, had Bryant fifth on their ballots.)
And nothing is going to make this season any different.
Kobe Bryant finished behind P.J. Brown in the 2004-05 MVP voting. Yes, you read that correctly.
So yes, there is an "earned the right" clause that goes on in all MVP voting, just as there is that same "clause" that exists in all professions and walks of life. But it will not apply to Kobe Bryant. Not this year or any other year. He's not Denzel, and this isn't "Training Day." And although there are those who say that Kobe is in a different place now, that the world does not "resent" him the way that it did, that the Colorado incident is behind him and that the Kobe who wears No. 24 is different than the one who wore No. 8, their delusion will only make the situation worse. For it brings false hope. In sticking with the Academy Awards analogy: Kobe Bryant is Martin Scorsese … before "The Departed."
So the reality is this: As nice -- and I mean nice in a This-dude-is-on-some-beyond-Steve-Nash level -- as Chris Paul's game has been all season long (his full name during broadcasts and highlight shows has become "MVP candidate Chris Paul") his season can't compare to Kobe's past two. Yes, he's elevated his team to a height that no one expected, but can you name one player on the Lakers (not including Kobe) over the past three years who is as good or has played as well as David West has this season? Hell, name one who has played as well as Peja Stojakovic or Tyson Chandler.
Plus how will the voters justify not giving CP3 the MVP in a season when his numbers are better than Nash's were the two seasons he got back-to-back MVPs? Paul's 21.5 points, 11.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.5 turnovers are better in totality than the 15.5, 11.5, 3.4, 1.0 and 3.3 Nash put up in 2004-05 and the 18.8, 10.5, 4.2, 0.8 and 3.5 he posted during the 2005-06 season. And CP's team is in position to do what Nash's team did when he came back to Phoenix: earn the top seed in the West. So if Nash won 62 games and the West in '05-06 with inferior numbers to Paul's, how does the league not give Paul the award if his team wins 60 and has the best record in the West?
And trust, CP3's electability is off the charts compared to Kobe's. His MVP approval rating is sic, while Kobe's is sick. So Chris, congrats, enjoy the Maurice Podoloff. The voters love you.
And that's not necessarily because of who CP (or KG if you want to toss him into this conversation) is as much as it is because of who Kobe is: the "8" they love to hate. Someone less understood than a villain, and someone for whom those who vote have less tolerance when it comes to separating what he does from who he is. It's the same reason why upon eligibility into the Hall of Fame, Roger Clemens will receive more first-ballot votes than Barry Bonds. It will have more to do with how much more Roger was/is/remains beloved than Barry by those who will have the power to vote them into immortality than it will race or the level of crime either one committed while playing.
Is it right? Fair? Impartial? No. It's life. And for Kobe, it's become his life.
In sports, in the end, whether we want to acknowledge it honestly or not, athletes put their legacies in the hands of those who have the power to hate them. And in those situations, what they do on the court or field, whether we are talking MVP or Hall of Fame (or Oscars), what they do takes a backseat to who they are. Their careers become a popularity contest, a "likability" raffle lying in wait for the hate to die. Which it never really does. And in the past five years in professional sports, no athlete (with the exception of maybe Bonds or T.O.) has been more hated and hated on than Kobe Bryant.
Don't believe me? Watch what happens when he doesn't win the MVP … again.
Posted by: Juno | April 10, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Philip,
Your own coach is calling you out.
We all have noticed over the years Phil has never taken responsibility for poor play. I think the closes he has come was when he said maybe he isn't getting his players motivated enough. But thats it.
I think it is funny that Jackson is making Shaw fall on the sword.
BD
Posted by: BD | April 10, 2008 at 11:50 AM
ex
that's not entirely true. If you reference eric pincus' article from hoops world, you'll see how mitch is anamored with lamar, and would most certainly like to keep him. He also reiterates that if the lakers are relatively successful, buss will be willing to pay the luxury tax threshold.
the problem with trading lamar is you will not find anyone who will be able to replace what he does, with the exception of maybe gerald wallace, and we're not getting him.
Posted by: Adam Kiley | April 10, 2008 at 11:50 AM
GO CLIPPERS!
Look, I'm not saying I want the Clippers to win, I'm just saying I hope they play a great game. Make the Lakers earn a solid win, force our squad to remember how to play defense and Galvanize them for the playoffs. yeah, i said it. Go CLIPPERS!
plus elton brand's a cool guy.
GO LAKERS!
Posted by: eddie brock | April 10, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Happy birthday Faith, have a great day! I know you will since the Lakers will whup some Clipper @zz!
Posted by: bozz | April 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Hey LakerWakers!!! Gameday!!! Lakers all day, everyday!!!
A salute to Mamba 24, the DEAN of this great blog. Go Lakers!!!
Posted by: | April 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM
*______________________________________*
UNLEASH THE BEAST & WELCOME
BACK BYNUM BANDWAGON
*______________________________________*
(00) LAKER TOM – CEO
(01) PIG MILLER – Owner
(02) JON K. Driver
(03) DELILAH – Riding shotgun
(04) MAMBA – Johnny come Lately
(05) JUSTANOTHERMAMBAFAN – Playmaker
(06) SAMLL – Director of Enforcement
(07) TOAD – Director of Security
(08) THA SHOW - Just keeping us real
(09) TSPHERE – SuperDelegate - Got My vote!
(10) MARKYTHEARKY – Director of Mirrors and reflections of teams behind
(11) MILO RAMBALDI- --Team Prophet. – Predicts Bynum greatness
(12) HMRHED – Director of determining when to unleash
(13) FATTY – Director of P.R.
(14) MRBARNEYDANGLES – Taught the Skyhook to the Beast
(15) LAKERFAZE – Original Owner but Wagon was hijacked and given new
................................Paint job and name. Now everyone wants own.
(16) KOBESBAD – Taught Kobe to be bad, now teaching the Beast
(17) KEIFO – Will decide when the Beast should play
(18) DS – Pau Gasols personal Body Guard
(19) JAY JAY – Masquerades as Director of Basketball operations
(20) LAKER TRUTH - knows how to make the Beast purr like a kitty.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | April 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Charles & Xodus,
Agreed 100%...Kwame would need to be motivated to bring his hard had every day, but what a waste of God given talent, huh? I'm not so sure that Phil every tried to motivate him in that direction. He's all about zen and the triangle, not DDDDD!
3-0 the next three games? It's possible. Bshaw for prez.
Posted by: Bruzer | April 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Happy Birthday Faith!!
Posted by: Charles | April 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM
You Laker Fans who are wanting Phoenix in the 1st round are nuts. I understand we are all Laker Fanatics but come on now there are a lot of teams we would rather face than a gruely 7 game series against the Suns in the 1st round.
Bynum I have prayed since day 1 of the injury to come back healthy please suit up we need you in this very tough Western Conference. Without you we can't win it all.
Go Lakers and run the table on the last 4 games!
BD
Posted by: BD | April 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Juno
I do Not like that article. I hope Scoop is wrong. I see his point and he is right it is not fair. Something needs to be done about this. It will be Grand Larceny if Kobe does not win.
T-Woody
Posted by: TWoody | April 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM
BD
Or Shaw is stepping up and being the leader he always has been, just in a different type of uni!
T-Woody
Posted by: TWoody | April 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM
JAY JAY SAID:" CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN NO
COMMENTS ON MY SASHA POST! I guess everyone agrees..... :-)"
NO, NO, NO! I vehemently disagree with you. But your
argument was so beautiful that I didn't have the heart
to destroy such beauty with my piece-meal logic. I like
Sasha and think he is going to be a good solid player
in this league once he gets his consistency down.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
HELLO PURPLE HEART AND WELCOME ABOARD.
I think you caught us on one of our mantic days which
most game days are. Hopefully we will win tonight
but if not, tomorrow's blog will not be a pretty thing to
see. LOL! Once again Welcome Aboard.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:07 PM
The race in the west is killing me. Its never been tougher to predict the possible match-ups for the playoffs. Even Greg Popovich is saying seeding won't matter in the West because of the competitiveness in each series giving any team the possibility to advance.
The Lakers need to get serious and start tonight by taking the Clippers out early. They have to set the tone instead of falling behind and trying to win down the stretch. Foot to the throat guys!
Posted by: lakerfaze | April 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
FAITH
HAPPY HAPPY B-Day. The team will win this one for you, I'm sure!
Posted by: lakerfaze | April 10, 2008 at 12:10 PM
*_________________________________*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH BANDWAGON
*_________________________________*
(01) OWNER - The entire Blog
(02) CHARLES - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Riding ShotGun
(04) EDWIN GUECO - Director of Cake Cutting
(05) BOZZ - Director of Ribbon Cutting
Posted by: MAMBA24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:11 PM
juno - thanks for posting the scoop article. it's a lot to chew on. i understand what he's saying about the level of hate out there and the way it feeds. i also know that i've been a basketball fan for a long time and i know what i see when i watch kobe play. he's simply amazing and when he's out there on the court, his game transcends votes and popularity contests.
Posted by: dave m | April 10, 2008 at 12:11 PM
REPOST - becuase of typos and bad link
This is for those of you who have not seen nor heard about this clip:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BFdiSaQp1DQ
Clearly its fake and the commercial will never see the light of day here in the states.(to many dunbasses would actually try it themselves) But it still was entertaing. His best since this commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVPJ-1K7HOQ
Posted by: richtown | April 10, 2008 at 12:16 PM
BD,
How are you man. I believe the question of the day was pertaining to:
"I'm not talking about matchups, or what team against whom you think the Lakers have the best chance of advancing. I mean want, on a primal, visceral level. The matchup that gets you most excited, both as a Laker fan and a lover of hoop."
If the question was: Who do you believe we should play and have the best chance of advancing into the second round? Might bring up different answers.
Have a good one brother... Peace
Posted by: Charles | April 10, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Faith:
A most Happy Birthday to you!
Posted by: toad | April 10, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Bruzer
Thanks for your reply!
Posted by: Charles | April 10, 2008 at 12:22 PM
happy birthday faith!
and the jackson article is dead on...all it does is make me even more pissed he did not win it those years...the bottom line is that kobe will need to win championships because the media will never give him jack...sad but true...
Posted by: KobeRocks! | April 10, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Hey Faith,
Happy birthday! I'd get you a present, but unfortunately, Sasha isn't big on being shoved in a box with a ribbon tied around it. haha
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | April 10, 2008 at 12:24 PM
*_________________________________*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH BANDWAGON
*_________________________________*
(01) OWNER - The entire Blog
(02) CHARLES - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Riding ShotGun
(04) EDWIN GUECO - Director of Cake Cutting
(05) BOZZ - Director of Ribbon Cutting
(06) LAKERFAZE – Made Lakers promise to win it for Faith
(07) MARKYTHEARKY – Director of Mirrors and reflections
(08) MILO RAMBALDI- --Team Prophet says Faith will have wonderful day.
Posted by: Mamba24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Happy Birthday Faith. I hope this day goes great for you and that the Lakers win out the rest of the way in honor of your defensive wisdom
Mark
Posted by: markythearky | April 10, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Happy BDay Faith!!! Salute to Mamba 24, the DEAN of this blog!!! Mamba, put me on the Happy BDay Faith bandwagon as the Candleman!!! Lakers all day, everyday!!!
Posted by: Nemaia Faletogo | April 10, 2008 at 12:31 PM
*_________________________________*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH BANDWAGON
*_________________________________*
(01) OWNER - The entire Blog
(02) CHARLES - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Riding ShotGun
(04) EDWIN GUECO - Director of Cake Cutting
(05) BOZZ - Director of Ribbon Cutting
(06) LAKERFAZE – Made Lakers promise to win it for Faith
(07) MARKYTHEARKY – Director of Mirrors and reflections
(08) MILO RAMBALDI- --Team Prophet says Faith will have wonderful day.
(09) BOB – Faiths personal Security Guard
(10) TSPHERE – SuperDelegate – Faith has his vote
(11) A.K. – Promises to get Sasha’s autograph for Faith
(12) TOAD – Will supply food for the Party. BarbeQ Troll anyone?
Posted by: Mamba24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Happy Birthday Faith!!
T-Woody
Posted by: TWoody | April 10, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Faith at least your birthday will be better than mine. Trevor took a dive on mine!
T-Woody
Posted by: TWoody | April 10, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Happy Birthday, Faith! It's no coincidence that the Lakers are now making a more concerted effort on D on your b-day!
Posted by: Xodus | April 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM
*_________________________________*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH BANDWAGON
*_________________________________*
(01) OWNER - The entire Blog
(02) CHARLES - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Riding ShotGun
(04) EDWIN GUECO - Director of Cake Cutting
(05) BOZZ - Director of Ribbon Cutting
(06) LAKERFAZE – Made Lakers promise to win it for Faith
(07) MARKYTHEARKY – Director of Mirrors and reflections
(08) MILO RAMBALDI- --Team Prophet says Faith will have wonderful day.
(09) BOB – Faiths personal Security Guard
(10) TSPHERE – SuperDelegate – Faith has his vote
(11) A.K. – Promises to get Sasha’s autograph for Faith
(12) TOAD – Will supply food for the Party. BarbeQ Troll anyone?
(13) FAITH – Coming in Disguise to her party
(14) TWOODY - Wants to give his day of honor to Faith
(15) NEMAIA FALETOGO – Will sing Happy Birthday to tune of Lets Go Lakers
Posted by: Mamba24 | April 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Happy birthday Faith. Sasha's going to have a monster game for you tonight.
I am also curious to see how Farmar comes out tonight after his "bad" game on Tuesday. I don't care if he bricks some 3s but I want to see the driving to the basket continue, a good amount of assists like last game, but most importantly I want great D our of Farmar tonight.
GO LAKERS
Posted by: mrbarneydangles | April 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM
It is my contention that the Lakers do not play really good defense for the following reasons.
1. Injuries. I know, your are all shaking your head at the obvious. We should state it anyway, and elaborate in this way. The players who are playing are injured. Kobe finger, Derek Fisher, who is limited defensively has a bum foot.
2. Lack of focus. Sasha and Farmar have no excuses for not being better defenders. They are healthy enough, big enough and quick enough. Defense is not sexy, it just wins.
3. A lack of time playing together. This goes back to injuries as well. Team defense is played by the whole team playing together. That hasn't happened enough, they don't know each other well enough.
4. The contiuous putting off of Bynum and Ariza. Why should defense be a great concern? These guys are coming back right? RIGHT?? RIGHT???? ARGH!! I need to focus on defense, they may not come back, or it may not matter because we might lose in the first round anyway.
That's my two cents worth. Hopefully you all are not dumber for having read it.
Mark
Posted by: markythearky | April 10, 2008 at 12:39 PM
7 hours to game time.....I dyin' ovah heah (pitiful attempt at an accent....I know....!)
Mamba24 - we need a "WIN OUT FROM HERE ON OUT" bandwagon rolling - LOL!
Toad - bring the BBQ sauce, there's gonna be some juicy troll meat later on tonight! Mmmmmmm.....
AK/BK - how is THE BEAST??? Any news at all??
Are we going to see a mini-preview of the playoffs tonight? I'd love for Drew to open up a can of whoop@$$$$ on Elton & the ClipShip! SOMEONE - ANYONE - PLEASE BRING THE CAN-OPENER!!
MAN - I get excited just thinking about it! I think when I see him in uniform again I just might shed a tear or 2! sniff....sniff...
The countdown has begun boys & girls - get ready to rumble!
GO LAKERS!
The BEAN for FINALS MVP or NO PEACE!
Posted by: justanothermambafan | April 10, 2008 at 12:41 PM